MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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