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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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