MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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