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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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