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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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