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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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