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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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