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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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