MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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