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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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