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 is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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