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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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