MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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