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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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