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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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