MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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