MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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