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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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