MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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