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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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