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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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