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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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