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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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