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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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