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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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