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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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