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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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