MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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