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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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