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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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