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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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