MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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