MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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