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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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