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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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