MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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