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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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