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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
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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