MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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