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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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