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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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