MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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