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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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