MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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