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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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