MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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