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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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