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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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