MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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