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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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