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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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