MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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