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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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