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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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