MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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