MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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