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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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