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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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