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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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