MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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