MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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