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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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