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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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