MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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