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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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