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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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