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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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