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
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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