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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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