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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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