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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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