MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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