MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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