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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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