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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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