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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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