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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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