MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating 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 gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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