MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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