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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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