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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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