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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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