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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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