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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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