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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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