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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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