MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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