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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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