MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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