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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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