MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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