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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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