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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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