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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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