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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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