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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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