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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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