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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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