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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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