MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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