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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
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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