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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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