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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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