MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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