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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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