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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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