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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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