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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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