MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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