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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
key 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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