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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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