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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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