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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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