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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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