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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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