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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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