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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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