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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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