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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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