MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
