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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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