MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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