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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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