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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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