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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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