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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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