MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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