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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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