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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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