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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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