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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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