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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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