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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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