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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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