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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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