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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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