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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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