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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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