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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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