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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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