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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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