MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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