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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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