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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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