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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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