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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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