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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses 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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