MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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