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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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