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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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