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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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