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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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