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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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