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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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