MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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