MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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