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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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