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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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