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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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