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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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