MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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