MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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