MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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