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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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