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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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