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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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