MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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