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.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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