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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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