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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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