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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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