MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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