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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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