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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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