MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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