MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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