MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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