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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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