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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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