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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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