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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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