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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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