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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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