MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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