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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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