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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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