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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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