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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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