MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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