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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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