MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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