MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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