MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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