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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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