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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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