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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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