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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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