MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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