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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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