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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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