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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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