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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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