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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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