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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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