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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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