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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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