MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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