MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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