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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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