MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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