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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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