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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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