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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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