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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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