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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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