MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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