MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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