MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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