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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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