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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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