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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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