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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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