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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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