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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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