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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
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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