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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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