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 Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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