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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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