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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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