MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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