MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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