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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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