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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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