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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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