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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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