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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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