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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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