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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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