MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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