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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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