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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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