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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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