MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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