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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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