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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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