MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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