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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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