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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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