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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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