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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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