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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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