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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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