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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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