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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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