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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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