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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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