MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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