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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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