MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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