MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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