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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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