MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive 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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