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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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