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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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