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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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