MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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