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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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