MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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