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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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