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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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