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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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