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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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