MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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