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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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