MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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