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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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