MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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