MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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