MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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