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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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