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
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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