MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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