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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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