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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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