MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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