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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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