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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
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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