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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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