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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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