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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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