MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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