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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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