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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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