MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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