MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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