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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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