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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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