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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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