MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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