MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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