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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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