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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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