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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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