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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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