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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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