MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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