MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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