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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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