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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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