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.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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