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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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