MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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