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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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