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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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