MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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