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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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