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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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