MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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