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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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