MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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