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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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