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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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