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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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