MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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