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
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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