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
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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