MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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