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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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