MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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