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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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