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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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