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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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