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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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