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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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