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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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