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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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