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 is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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