MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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