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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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