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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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