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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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