MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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