MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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