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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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