MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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