MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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