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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning enable
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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