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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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