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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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