MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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