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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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