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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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