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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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