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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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