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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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