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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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