MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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