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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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