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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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