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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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