MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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