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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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