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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically 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 many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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