MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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