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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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