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
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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