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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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