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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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