MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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