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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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