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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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