MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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