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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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