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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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