MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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