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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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