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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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