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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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