MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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