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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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