MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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