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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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