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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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