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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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