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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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