MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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