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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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