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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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