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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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