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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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