MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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