MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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