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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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