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 is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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