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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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