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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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