MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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