MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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