MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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