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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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