MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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