MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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