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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key 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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