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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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