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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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