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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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