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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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