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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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