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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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