MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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