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 is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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