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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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