MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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