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
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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