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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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