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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes 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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