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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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