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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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