MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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