MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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