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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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