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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya 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 participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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