MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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