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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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