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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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