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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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