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
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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