MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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