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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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