MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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