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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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