MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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