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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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