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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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