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
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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