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 the interesting 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 (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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