MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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