MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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