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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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