MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important 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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