MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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