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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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