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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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