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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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