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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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