MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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