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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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