MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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