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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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