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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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