MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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