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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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