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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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