MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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