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
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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