MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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