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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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