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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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