MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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