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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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