MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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