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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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