MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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