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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
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