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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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