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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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