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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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