MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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