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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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