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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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