MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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