MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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