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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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