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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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