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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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