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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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