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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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