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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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