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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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