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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes 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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