MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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