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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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