MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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