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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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