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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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