MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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