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.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Albania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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