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.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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