MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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