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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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