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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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