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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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