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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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