MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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