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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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