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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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