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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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