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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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