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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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