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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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