MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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