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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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