MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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