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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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