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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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