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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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