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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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