MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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