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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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