MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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