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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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