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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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